Flag amendment closer to passage

Casper Star Tribune ^ | 6/13/06 | Margaret Talev

[pissant]

Time to protect Old Glory

[Omedalus]

Preventing anti-American protesters from expressing themselves in such a clear and invocative manner makes it harder to tell whom to shoot.

[Bahbah]

A background story for you Senate watchers.

[pissant]

You can tell by the smell.

[SamAdams_Lite]

Greece has a stiff penalty for messing with their flag.

[pissant]

You mean GWB's "grecian" friends already ahve protections?

[DustyMoment]

The SCOTUS ruled that flag burning was protected under the free speech clause of the First Amendment. IMO, flag burning is an expression of political preferences versus the ability to say what one pleases.

The Founding Fathers were exceptionally bright, intelligent and thoughtful men. Had they foreseen the need to protect expression as a form of free speech, I believe that they would have included it in the Constitution. IMO, flag burning should NOT be protected as a right under the Constitution, but I also don't see our gutless elected reps doing anything to change it.

[sr4402]

I voted against flag burning before I voted for it.

/Sarcasm off

[Mo1]

Thanks

[sr4402]

Every feminist should be burning the flag right now!

/Sarcasm Off

[sr4402]

Shut up, you two, it's almost July 4th!

/Sarcasm OFF

[msjhall]

"I voted against flag burning before I voted for it. "

He also claimed to burn his own flag only to later admit it was his neighbors flag.

[sr4402]

Nobody shuts me up while I'm condemning our troops!

/Sarcasm OFF

[sr4402]

Be quiet you old fart, we were talking about democrats burning the flag, not you burning the troopers!

/Sarcasm OFF

[Sir Gawain]

Why don't they just make it out of fireproof material? Neh that would be too easy.

[sr4402]

Talk about burning, we should all worry about my inconvienient truth. I'm Mr. Global-Warmed-Over and how dare you steal my hot air!

/sarcasm off

[pissant]

Great posts!!

[sr4402]

Cool off Al. You should take a dip in it, Mr. Imputus-for-the-Love Canal. I've got a health care plan that will heal every flag burner. So there!

/Sarcasm OFF

[longtermmemmory]

I think the flag burning amendement is being pushed by those who think symbolism over substance.

They are trying to obscure the Federal Marriage Amendment with something that is obviously a pander.

Let me guess, McCain supports this limit on the first amendment but opposes the protection of marriage.

[pissant]

The only drawback to banning flag burning is that we won't see any leftist protesters accidentally go up in flames.